Sep. 24 3:18 PM PT4:18 PM MT5:18 PM CT6:18 PM ET18:18 ET22:18 GMT6:18 3:18 PM MST5:18 PM EST5:48 PM VEN2:18 UAE (+1)5:18 PM CT-Mercer was held out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals after exiting Saturday with soreness in his left knee.Analysis: Though he's hitting just .226 this month, Mercer is on a bit of an upswing right now. The shortstop is 7 for 18 with four RBIs while hitting safely in his last five games.

Sep. 24 9:56 PM PT10:56 PM MT11:56 PM CT12:56 AM ET0:56 ET4:56 GMT12:56 9:56 PM MST11:56 PM EST12:26 AM VEN8:56 UAE11:56 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 3 for 3 with a double and a triple and four RBIs Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6. Mercer scored twice. He ended the game with a .255 batting average.Analysis: Though he's hitting just .226 this month, Mercer is on a bit of an upswing right now. The shortstop is 7 for 18 while hitting safely in all five games of Pittsburgh's current homestand.

Sep. 12 7:48 PM PT8:48 PM MT9:48 PM CT10:48 PM ET22:48 ET2:48 GMT10:48 7:48 PM MST9:48 PM EST10:18 PM VEN6:48 UAE (+1)9:48 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 4 with an RBI Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2. He ended the game with a .255 batting average.Analysis: Mercer has recorded exactly one hit in each of his last six games.

Sep. 12 7:21 AM PT8:21 AM MT9:21 AM CT10:21 AM ET10:21 ET14:21 GMT22:21 7:21 AM MST9:21 AM EST9:51 AM VEN18:21 UAE9:21 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 3 with a home run and an RBI Monday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0. The homer was his 14th of the season. He ended the game with a .255 batting average.

Sep. 3 1:40 PM PT2:40 PM MT3:40 PM CT4:40 PM ET16:40 ET20:40 GMT4:40 1:40 PM MST3:40 PM EST4:10 PM VEN0:40 UAE (+1)3:40 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 2 with a home run and an RBI Sunday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1. The homer was his 13th of the season. He ended the game with a .256 batting average.

Aug. 29 9:43 AM PT10:43 AM MT11:43 AM CT12:43 PM ET12:43 ET16:43 GMT0:43 9:43 AM MST11:43 AM EST12:13 PM VEN20:43 UAE11:43 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 3 for 3 with a home run and an RBI Monday as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Chicago Cubs 6-1. The homer was his 12th of the season. He ended the game with a .259 batting average.Analysis: Mercer has been red-hot lately, going 8 for 13 in his last four games, but is just 3 for 18 lifetime against Jake Arrieta, the Cubs' scheduled starter for Tuesday.

Aug. 12 2:08 PM PT3:08 PM MT4:08 PM CT5:08 PM ET17:08 ET21:08 GMT5:08 2:08 PM MST4:08 PM EST4:38 PM VEN1:08 UAE (+1)4:08 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 4 with two RBIs Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2. He ended the game with a .254 batting average.Analysis: Mercer hit his 11th home run of the season for Pittsburgh in the ninth inning off Leonel Campos. He had been hitting just .143 over his previous 15 games.

July 25 10:07 AM PT11:07 AM MT12:07 PM CT1:07 PM ET13:07 ET17:07 GMT1:07 10:07 AM MST12:07 PM EST12:37 PM VEN21:07 UAE12:07 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs Monday as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 10-3. The homer was his 10th of the season. Mercer scored twice. He ended the game with a .267 batting average.Analysis: Mercer had been just 7 for 32 since the All-Star break coming in, but he hit his second homer in four games. He's hitting a solid .277 on the road.

July 22 9:29 AM PT10:29 AM MT11:29 AM CT12:29 PM ET12:29 ET16:29 GMT0:29 9:29 AM MST11:29 AM EST11:59 AM VEN20:29 UAE11:29 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 13-5. The homer was his ninth of the season. He ended the game with a .264 batting average.

July 10 1:59 PM PT2:59 PM MT3:59 PM CT4:59 PM ET16:59 ET20:59 GMT4:59 1:59 PM MST3:59 PM EST4:29 PM VEN0:59 UAE (+1)3:59 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs Sunday as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 14-3. Mercer scored three times. He ended the game with a .267 batting average.Analysis: Mercer has had a solid first half, but he was hitting just .167 over his previous 15 games before this impressive effort.

July 2 6:23 PM PT7:23 PM MT8:23 PM CT9:23 PM ET21:23 ET1:23 GMT9:23 6:23 PM MST8:23 PM EST8:53 PM VEN5:23 UAE (+1)8:23 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs Sunday as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Francisco Giants 5-3. The homer was his eighth of the season. He ended the game with a .265 batting average.Analysis: He's 4 for 31 over a 10-game stretch.

June 30 8:35 PM PT9:35 PM MT10:35 PM CT11:35 PM ET23:35 ET3:35 GMT11:35 8:35 PM MST10:35 PM EST11:05 PM VEN7:35 UAE (+1)10:35 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 2 with an RBI and two walks Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the San Francisco Giants 13-5. He ended the game with a .267 batting average.

June 25 9:48 AM PT10:48 AM MT11:48 AM CT12:48 PM ET12:48 ET16:48 GMT0:48 9:48 AM MST11:48 AM EST12:18 PM VEN20:48 UAE11:48 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3. The homer was his seventh of the season. He ended the game with a .275 batting average.Analysis: After slashing .251/.346/.380 in the season's first two months, Mercer is at .329/.354/.526 in June. He faces one of his favorite pitchers in Sunday's finale at St. Louis, as he's batting .367 in 30 career at-bats against Mike Leake.

June 22 2:25 PM PT3:25 PM MT4:25 PM CT5:25 PM ET17:25 ET21:25 GMT5:25 2:25 PM MST4:25 PM EST4:55 PM VEN1:25 UAE (+1)4:25 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 0 for 3 Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2. He ended the game with a .279 batting average.Analysis: Mercer had his 11-game hitting streak snapped. He hit .385 (15 for 39) with five extra-base hits and six RBIs during that stretch.

June 22 8:30 AM PT9:30 AM MT10:30 AM CT11:30 AM ET11:30 ET15:30 GMT23:30 8:30 AM MST10:30 AM EST11:00 AM VEN19:30 UAE10:30 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 3 Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. He ended the game with a .283 batting average.Analysis: Mercer singled in his final at-bat to extend his hitting streak to 11 games and give him at least one hit in 24 of his last 27 contests. He's batting an outstanding .387 (41 for 106) with four home runs during that latter stretch.

June 20 8:28 PM PT9:28 PM MT10:28 PM CT11:28 PM ET23:28 ET3:28 GMT11:28 8:28 PM MST10:28 PM EST10:58 PM VEN7:28 UAE (+1)10:28 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 4 with a triple Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3. He ended the game with a .282 batting average.Analysis: Mercer is batting .389 (14 for 36) with a homer, two doubles, two triples and six RBIs over a 10-game hitting streak.

June 18 3:49 PM PT4:49 PM MT5:49 PM CT6:49 PM ET18:49 ET22:49 GMT6:49 3:49 PM MST5:49 PM EST6:19 PM VEN2:49 UAE (+1)5:49 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 3 with a home run and an RBI Sunday as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Chicago Cubs 7-1. The homer was his sixth of the season. He ended the game with a .279 batting average.Analysis: Mercer's .389 average since May 22 is tops in the majors during that period, and he's hit safely in 21 of 24 games over that time frame. The sizzling shortstop is showing a little pop as well, as Sunday's homer was his fourth in his last 23 contests.

June 18 10:31 PM PT11:31 PM MT12:31 AM CT1:31 AM ET1:31 ET5:31 GMT13:31 10:31 PM MST12:31 AM EST1:01 AM VEN9:31 UAE12:31 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 3 with a double Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 4-3. Mercer scored once. He ended the game with a .278 batting average.Analysis: Mercer continues to be red-hot at the plate over the past month. He's now hit safely in 20 of his last 23 games, a stretch in which he's batting a scorching .391 (36 for 92) with three home runs and 13 RBIs.

June 10 5:53 PM PT6:53 PM MT7:53 PM CT8:53 PM ET20:53 ET0:53 GMT8:53 5:53 PM MST7:53 PM EST8:23 PM VEN4:53 UAE (+1)7:53 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 7-6. Mercer scored once. He ended the game with a .271 batting average.Analysis: Mercer 30 for 76 (.395) with three homers, six doubles, two triples and 12 RBIs in his last 18 games.

June 9 8:31 PM PT9:31 PM MT10:31 PM CT11:31 PM ET23:31 ET3:31 GMT11:31 8:31 PM MST10:31 PM EST11:01 PM VEN7:31 UAE (+1)10:31 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 5 with two RBIs Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Miami Marlins 12-7. He ended the game with a .267 batting average.Analysis: Mercer has turned it on after a poor start to the season. He was batting .203 on May 20 but has hit .389 with 10 extra-base hits and 10 RBIs in his last 17 games.

June 4 9:18 PM PT10:18 PM MT11:18 PM CT12:18 AM ET0:18 ET4:18 GMT12:18 9:18 PM MST11:18 PM EST11:48 PM VEN8:18 UAE11:18 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 3 for 4 with two doubles Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets 4-2. He ended the game with a .266 batting average.Analysis: Mercer is now 7 for 15 with a home run over his last three games and is hitting a scorching .440 (22 for 50) with three homers through his past 12. He's feasting on Mets pitching as well, having gone 8 for 19 with doubles in Pittsburgh's five 2017 meetings with New York.

June 2 8:57 PM PT9:57 PM MT10:57 PM CT11:57 PM ET23:57 ET3:57 GMT11:57 8:57 PM MST10:57 PM EST11:27 PM VEN7:57 UAE (+1)10:57 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 5 Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 12-7. Mercer scored once. He ended the game with a .255 batting average.Analysis: Mercer is 19 for 46 (.413) with three home runs and seven RBIs in his last 11 games.

June 1 9:20 AM PT10:20 AM MT11:20 AM CT12:20 PM ET12:20 ET16:20 GMT0:20 9:20 AM MST11:20 AM EST11:50 AM VEN20:20 UAE11:20 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 6 with a home run and an RBI Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5. The homer was his fifth of the season. He ended the game with a .251 batting average.

May 29 5:33 PM PT6:33 PM MT7:33 PM CT8:33 PM ET20:33 ET0:33 GMT8:33 5:33 PM MST7:33 PM EST8:03 PM VEN4:33 UAE (+1)7:33 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 3 for 4 with a triple Monday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3. Mercer scored once. He ended the game with a .254 batting average.Analysis: The shortstop continues to wield an incredibly hot bat, as he's 15 for 31 (.484) with two homers, six RBIs and six runs scored over his last eight games. Mercer could be a good play in daily leagues on Tuesday, as he's 4 for 8 lifetime off Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray.

May 27 10:07 AM PT11:07 AM MT12:07 PM CT1:07 PM ET13:07 ET17:07 GMT1:07 10:07 AM MST12:07 PM EST12:37 PM VEN21:07 UAE12:07 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 3 Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the New York Mets 8-1. He ended the game with a .241 batting average.

May 25 12:37 PM PT1:37 PM MT2:37 PM CT3:37 PM ET15:37 ET19:37 GMT3:37 12:37 PM MST2:37 PM EST3:07 PM VEN23:37 UAE2:37 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Atlanta Braves 9-4. Mercer scored once. He ended the game with a .239 batting average.Analysis: It was his fourth straight multi-hit game, a span during which Mercer is 9 for 17 with two homers, six RBIs and five runs scored.

May 25 8:31 AM PT9:31 AM MT10:31 AM CT11:31 AM ET11:31 ET15:31 GMT23:31 8:31 AM MST10:31 AM EST11:01 AM VEN19:31 UAE10:31 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 3 for 5 with a home run and an RBI Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 12-5. The homer was his fourth of the season. Mercer scored twice. He ended the game with a .232 batting average.Analysis: Mercer's average was down to .203 before coming to Atlanta, where he's 7 for 13 with a pair of homers.

May 24 10:31 AM PT11:31 AM MT12:31 PM CT1:31 PM ET13:31 ET17:31 GMT1:31 10:31 AM MST12:31 PM EST1:01 PM VEN21:31 UAE12:31 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves 6-5. The homer was his third of the season. He ended the game with a .219 batting average.Analysis: Mercer was back in the lineup after leaving the Monday game early with right hand soreness after taking a ground ball off the base of his thumb.

May 23 9:06 PM PT10:06 PM MT11:06 PM CT12:06 AM ET0:06 ET4:06 GMT12:06 9:06 PM MST11:06 PM EST11:36 PM VEN8:06 UAE11:06 PM CT-Jordy Mercer went 2 for 3 Monday as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves 5-2. Mercer scored once. He ended the game with a .213 batting average.Analysis: Mercer has now hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games against the Braves, but left the game in the eighth inning with discomfort after taking a grounder off his right hand and is listed as day-to-day.

Apr. 29 11:41 PM PT12:41 AM MT1:41 AM CT2:41 AM ET2:41 ET6:41 GMT14:41 11:41 PM MST1:41 AM EST2:11 AM VEN10:41 UAE1:41 AM CT-Jordy Mercer went 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Miami Marlins 12-2. The homer was his second of the season. Mercer scored twice. He ended the game with a .216 batting average.